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Protesters in Georgia are worried about Russia

2024/12/3
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Hannah Gelbart介绍了格鲁吉亚发生的抗议活动，抗议者与警方发生冲突，数百人被捕。抗议活动起因是执政党格鲁吉亚梦暂停与欧盟的谈判，引发民众担忧格鲁吉亚日益靠近俄罗斯的影响力。抗议者为格鲁吉亚的未来、民主以及加入欧盟而抗争。 Rehan Dimitri详细解释了抗议活动的原因：格鲁吉亚总理宣布暂停与欧盟的加入谈判，抗议者认为政府此举背叛了加入欧盟的长期愿望，并可能损害格鲁吉亚的民主和未来。他描述了抗议活动中警方的暴力行为，包括使用催泪瓦斯、胡椒喷雾和殴打抗议者和记者。政府对警方的暴力行为回应含糊其辞，并指责反对派制造暴力。格鲁吉亚与俄罗斯的关系复杂，格鲁吉亚政府拒绝对俄罗斯实施制裁，并通过其他方式与俄罗斯保持经济联系，这引发了民众对政府亲俄的担忧。欧盟议会谴责格鲁吉亚政府的专制行为，格鲁吉亚政府暂停与欧盟的谈判可能与欧盟议会的决议有关。格鲁吉亚与欧盟和美国的关系日益紧张，格鲁吉亚民众希望加入欧盟，以远离俄罗斯的影响。 Nini表达了她对格鲁吉亚加入欧盟的支持，认为这是格鲁吉亚的历史地位，并能为年轻人提供更多机会；与欧洲脱钩并走向俄罗斯将使格鲁吉亚的处境恶化，年轻人可能被迫离开国家。 Nutsa强调了格鲁吉亚民众冒着暴力风险走上街头，抗议政府，争取欧洲和民主的未来。 John Smith认为......[每位发言人至少200字]

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Recent protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, are fueled by the ruling party's decision to pause EU accession talks. This move is seen by many Georgians as a betrayal of their long-standing ambition to join the EU and a step towards Russia's influence. Young protestors fear that the government's actions will negatively impact their future.
  • Protests erupted in Tbilisi due to the Georgian Dream party pausing EU negotiations.
  • Many Georgians view this as a betrayal and fear increased Russian influence.
  • Young people are protesting for their future and Georgia's place in the EU.

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For the past few nights, thousands of Georgians have been out protesting the government in Tbilisi. It’s because the the ruling party, Georgian Dream, says it’s pausing negotiations to join the European Union until 2028. Many Georgians see the move as betrayal of achieving the long-standing ambition of joining the EU, and some fear the country is inching closer to Russia’s influence.

The BBC’s Rayhan Demytrie takes us through the political situation in the country and explains why many Georgians are unhappy.

We also hear from two women, Nutsa and Nini, about why they’ve decided to join this round of protests.

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